Create Holiday Snowmen out of Socks

The holidays are a great time to create your own decorations, especially when you have someone to do it with. These cute snowmen decorations are inexpensive while easy and fun to make.

Steps

Filling the Socks

  1. Choose a white tube sock. You are welcome to use other colors, but white works best for snowmen.
    • Avoid using ankle socks, they won't work.
  2. Fill the bottom of the sock with dry beans or rice until it is about 3/4 filled to the heel. You may need to adjust this later. When the sock is filled, tamp the sock to compact the rice.
  3. Cut off the excess above the knot.
  4. Tie a rubber band tightly around the sock just above the beans or rice. This creates the bottom section of the snowman. Repeat to create a slightly smaller middle section of snowman.
  5. Fill the top section of the snowman with cotton. Leave 4-5 inches (10-12.5cm) of space on the top.
  6. Secure the top with a string or rubber band. Make sure the sock snowman can "stand". Shape the head on three quarters with your hand.
  7. Fold the open end of sock over itself so it looks like a beanie or hat.

Decorating the Snowman

  1. Make the cap and color your snowman. Use the tip of the sock which you previously cut off to make the cap. To color the snowman, you can use pen and chalk.
  2. Add eyes by using buttons and pearls. Glue buttons on the snowman using a hot glue gun. Use one type of buttons for the eyes and other buttons for the "shirt" down the front of the snowman.
  3. Add a mouth. Use a permanent marker to draw a mouth of the snowman or cut out a piece of felt to glue on as a mouth.
  4. Cut a strip of fabric 3/4 inches to 1 1/4 inches (2-3cm) in width and any desired length. Try to use holiday-themed fabric if you can. Tie the felt around the bottom rubber band as the snowman's scarf.
  5. Cut two small holes in the sides of the snowman. Place two small sticks in the holes as arms. Try to push the sticks in further so they don't fall out. You may want to secure the sticks with hot glue.
  6. Feel free to add more decorations like ribbon, stickers, buttons, and small trinkets or toys.
  7. Give your snowman as a gift or set up a winter scene with it. Use more cotton as snow and wrap up sugar cubes or dice with wrapping paper to use as presents.



Tips

  • Use leftover scraps of fabric so this project is even easier on your wallet.
  • If you are a more experienced "creator" you may sew the buttons or felt on the snowman.

Warnings

  • Supervise all small children who make this snowman; they need guidance or adult input with using both the hot glue gun and scissors

Things You'll Need

  • Hot glue gun/hot glue
  • Buttons in various sizes and shapes
  • Fabric and/or felt
  • 2 rubber bands
  • 1 white tube sock
  • 2 sticks
  • Dried beans or rice
  • Cotton

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